Showbiz: If You Won't Hustle, What Are You Doing as an Artist?

Chi Xia transmigrated to a parallel world that was similar to, but not quite, his own. At first, he was brimming with confidence, ready to make a name for himself as a writer by borrowing ideas from existing works. Then he failed the audition preliminaries and ended up working part-time as a stagehand. When a contestant caused a scandal at the venue, Chi Xia got the chance to take their place onstage. That was how his Flag Self-Discipline System began. Once he set a flag, he could borrow the corresponding ability from the System, but afterward he had to repay the debt through hard practice. So Chi Xia entered the competition as an unknown amateur and became the hardest-working trainee of them all. In the audience’s eyes, he was winning purely through sheer effort, tearing up the script. When people asked why he pushed himself so hard, Chi Xia thought: (Because I borrowed my way onto the stage.) But aloud, he said, “If you’re not willing to work hard, why become an entertainer?”